Shadow Slave

Usually, it would have taken Kai a lot longer to fly across the city to reach the tranquil terrace district… not that he would have. But today, the famous idol neglected his habit of staying low and out of sight. It seemed that his speed increased tremendously, as well, because ten minutes later, he was already at Sunny's door.

Maybe because of that, there was no crowd of paparazzi following him.

As they waited for Cassie, Effie rummaged through the empty refrigerator, then walked away from it with a disappointed sigh.

"There's no food!"

Sunny, who was evaluating the damage the boisterous huntress had done to the guest bedroom, glanced at her darkly.

"We've been gone for months. What did you expect?"

Effie made a sad face, then shrugged.

"But I'm hungry!"

Sunny let out an exasperated breath.

"...I have some synthpaste, if you want."

She shuddered and opened her mouth to retort, but at that moment, there was a knock on the door. If not for the haughty shadow standing guard outside — reluctantly, of course, since mundane tasks such as this were grossly beneath it — Sunny would have tensed up.

However, he already knew that it was Cassie.

The blind girl walked inside, froze for a moment, then raised a deliciously smelling package.

"...I brought food."

threw a quick glance

has

at the

looks assumed an almost hypnotizing quality. It was easy to get

and Cassie for a bit, Sunny couldn't help but shake his head ruefully, a stunned expression on his

word average in one sentence with someone like her. Jet possessed an intangible quality that no one he had ever met was able to match. The four of them were

And Sunny himself?

Soul Reaper had once predicted, but even he couldn't call himself unassuming anymore. The scrawny kid from the outskirts was gone. Instead,

only to Sunny himself, golden threads of Weaver's forbidden legacy glowed with

of them settled around the table and shared

seemed too joyous… well, except

free, however, just felt… hurt, tired, and

cut. Now

the Ivory City… all of it was

others had their share of demons

while, Kai poured himself a cup of tea, looked

I don't remember much after being swallowed by

and stared at the archer

what? You were swallowed

Kai smiled with embarrassment:

just, sort of… jumped into his mouth. Because I didn't know how else

didn't say anything. She even forgot about her

down,

he had assumed that I would not trust anyone with the knives, I think. After you killed the dragon, there was no real reason for him

for a few moments,